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So What Is An Emerging Brand Anyway?
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Today on The Rock Fight, Colin digs into the question: what the hell is an “emerging...
Oct 10, 2025


Gear Abby Episode 7: The Wag Bag Incident: Gear Abby Confesses Her Biggest On Trail Sin!
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! On this episode of Gear Abby , Shawnté Salabert juggles listener backlash, bear safety,...
Oct 9, 2025


Scars and Regrowth
We go to the outdoors to find healing, to find resilience. But how resilient is the natural world on its own? I often think of Gerard...
Oct 7, 2025


REI’s 'Peak 28' Unwrapped + Hobie Hooks Up with Bass Pro
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Today on The Rock Fight , Colin, Eoin Comerford , and Producer Dave tackle a packed week...
Oct 6, 2025


Outdoor Retailer’s Big Shake-Up: Instant Reaction!
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! In this instant reaction episode of The Rock Fight , Colin and Eoin Comerford break...
Oct 3, 2025


Gear Abby Episode 6: Gravel Shoes, TP Ethics & How to Name a Mountain
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! On Episode 6 of Gear Abby , Shawnté Salabert and producer Colin True dive into another set...
Oct 2, 2025


Vermejo, Ted Turner & Nature’s Second Chances
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Welcome to Open Container, where we unpack the most urgent issues facing the outdoor...
Sep 30, 2025


Good News or Bad News: The Latest Wins & Facepalms From The Outdoor Industry!
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Today on The Rock Fight , Colin and Producer Dave break down the latest headlines in the...
Sep 29, 2025


Why Outdoor Brands Should Show Up At Outdoor Economy Conferences
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Could Outdoor Economy Conferences be the future of industry gatherings? Today on The Rock...
Sep 26, 2025


Gear Abby Episode 5: Trail Running, $100 at REI, Backpacking With Your Boo & Saying Yes to Yosemite
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! On this episode of Gear Abby , Shawnté Salabert and producer Colin True fielded listener...
Sep 25, 2025


Climbing Toward Compassion
Can time in the mountains make you a better person? I think about this question often. My time in wild places—on peaks, in the beautiful...
Sep 24, 2025


Who Owns America's Wild Places? Public Lands and the Fight for Truth
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Welcome to Open Container, where today we're discussing one of the defining features of the...
Sep 23, 2025


Rutabaga’s Last Paddle: Another Outdoor Retailer Closes Shop
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Today on The Rock Fight , Colin, Eoin, and Producer Dave are joined by Darren Bush ,...
Sep 22, 2025


From Trendy to Timeless? Cotopaxi’s Plan for the Future
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Today Colin sits down with Lindsay Shumlas , CEO of Cotopaxi , for a conversation about the...
Sep 19, 2025


Gear Abby Episode 4: How to Hike Alone, Pack a Raft, Walk on Ice & Still Have Hope
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! On this episode of Gear Abby , Shawnté Salabert and producer Colin True dig into listener...
Sep 18, 2025


Highlighting Humanity In Ukraine
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! In this episode of Open Container , host Doug Schnitzspahn is joined by Jordan Campbell...
Sep 16, 2025


Can Run Outpace Outdoor? Plus: Are U.S. Outdoor Brands at Risk Abroad?
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! It's Monday on The Rock Fight! Which means that Colin is joined by outdoor industry insider...
Sep 15, 2025


The Launch of RE:PUBLIC - Public Lands Get Their Newsroom
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Today on the show Colin is joined by longtime journalist and former Outside magazine...
Sep 12, 2025


Gear Abby Episode 3: Triple Crowns, Strava Shame, Extreme Chafe, and Switchback Crimes
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! On the third episode of Gear Abby , Shawnté Salabert once again proves she’s the advice...
Sep 11, 2025


What We Lose If We Drill In Alaska
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is once again under threat. Politicians and oil...
Sep 9, 2025


Who Will Be The 2026 Outdoor Industry Comeback Brand Of The Year?
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Today Colin and the Monday Boys (outdoor industry insider Eoin Comerford and brand &...
Sep 8, 2025


Outdoor Retail Shakeup: Closures, Comebacks & Community
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! On this episode of The Rock Fight , Colin sits down with Todd Frank , owner of The...
Sep 5, 2025


Gear Abby Episode 2: Boots vs Trail Runners, Pee Funnels, GPS Watches & Cowboy Camping
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! In her second episode, Gear Abby once again delivers what host Shawnté Salabert promised...
Sep 4, 2025


Gear Abby Episode 1: Poop, Running Vests, Outdoor Books & Biodegradable Soap
Click to listen on your favorite podcast app! Welcome to the very first episode of Gear Abby , where outdoor writer and adventurer...
Sep 4, 2025
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